Linlithgow
Britishnoun
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a town in SE Scotland, in West Lothian: ruined palace, residence of Scottish kings and birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots. Pop: 13 370 (2001)
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the former name of West Lothian
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Kirsteen Sullivan, MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow, said the attack was "horrific and alarming".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Born on Hogmanay 1954 in Linlithgow, Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond grew up in a town soaked in Scottish history and tradition.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
The weather outside is lovely, which is a change to when the 2019 squad was announced at a dreich Linlithgow Palace.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2023
That's a big improvement on the late and over-budget electrification of the main Glasgow-Edinburgh line through Linlithgow.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2022
Proceeding gradually forward, the rebel army came to Blackness, near Linlithgow, where they encamped.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
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